Assessment

The Board of Education recognizes that assessment is an integral component of teaching and learning and that it provides decision makers, including teachers, parents/guardians, students, administrators, and Board of Education members with the information they need to monitor and advance student, teacher, school, and district progress.

Classroom: To inform instruction and provide data to assist teachers to make informed instructional decisions, plans, and changes regarding classroom instruction for individuals and classrooms; to provide feedback to students and parents about their children’s progress

School: To monitor progress across classrooms and programs; to provide indicators of the progress of classrooms and schools toward the established goals; to inform the public of the schools’ progress toward district goals

District/Community: To provide information over time to assist in making changes to instructional programs, policies, or practices to help all children to succeed; to provide data related to Board of Education goals and district indicators of progress.

Other guiding principles related to assessment include:

The results of all assessments will be carefully reviewed to better meet the needs of students in attaining their learning goals.

The administration will design assessments that contribute to the learning process.

The district’s assessment expectations, approach, and tools will be reviewed and evaluated periodically to ensure consistency with instructional best practice and compliance with all relevant state and federal laws.

Locally and commercially developed assessments (including required statewide mastery assessments, as required by law) may be employed.